Props To Jets - LAX

For aviation enthusiasts and those that just love beautiiful aircraft.


From Props To Jets - LAX through the years. Amazing photos of some great aircraft.


Be sure to take a second look at


AA - The changing AA logo -we did lose the eagle in the tail logo for awhile
Continental - Viscount
Eastern - DC11
Pan Am - DC-8
TWA - 707’s & Connies
United - DC-8-51 - interior - which had larger middle seats for pax who lost the coin toss.;)


ENJOY


Jon Proctor » LAX Through The Years

I can appreciate the ingenuity with props. Very sophisticated mind boggling stuff there, even for their time. When I look at props, I wonder how many people actually know that the prop blades pitch when climbing. And the governor that's involved in making the blades pitch. Also back in the day, they had to take out the spark plugs on the bottom cylinders and turn the blades by hand to push out the oil that had dripped passed the piston rings into the valve chamber. If one started the engine with oil filled in the cylinder, you would mess up the engine. Also the use of BELLOWS for everything. When plane reached altitude, bellows worked in every part of the airplane, like the carburetor, instruments, governors, and outflow valves. That science is old school aviation, good ole mechanical know how. Magnetos firing up in order to get the timing right. Really smart stuff. A madman designed these flying machines. Then there are helicopters.